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http://l.yimg.com/a/i/brand/purplelogo/uh/us/fin.gifThe 10 richest cities in the U.S.<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-richest-cities-u-100124150.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1LP9b7eow1hYZsiMBS8nTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/369ffc97af82a6046c0f6a706700762c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mount Baker can be seen behind Lake Union in Seattle, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, as seen from the Space Needle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" align="left" title="Mount Baker can be seen behind Lake Union in Seattle, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, as seen from the Space Needle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>Here are the 10 U.S. cities where the most people earn more than $150,000 a year.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-richest-cities-u-100124150.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 02 Mar 2015 05:01:24 -0500MarketWatchnews/10-richest-cities-u-100124150<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-richest-cities-u-100124150.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1LP9b7eow1hYZsiMBS8nTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/369ffc97af82a6046c0f6a706700762c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mount Baker can be seen behind Lake Union in Seattle, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, as seen from the Space Needle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" align="left" title="Mount Baker can be seen behind Lake Union in Seattle, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, as seen from the Space Needle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>Here are the 10 U.S. cities where the most people earn more than $150,000 a year.</p><br clear="all"/>The cities where rent is rising the fastest<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cities-where-rent-rising-fastest-150600664.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3OL1mPOgP4OcCYwrhrDY1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9c5081da9cd2cb016a0f6a706700c6df.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A visitor takes in a view of the downtown district from Twin Peaks on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="A visitor takes in a view of the downtown district from Twin Peaks on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>Rents in big, glittering metropolises like New York and San Francisco are notoriously pricey and getting pricier, but it&#039;s quickly getting more expensive to rent in smaller cities across the country, too. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cities-where-rent-rising-fastest-150600664.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullThu, 26 Feb 2015 10:22:55 -0500Forbesnews/cities-where-rent-rising-fastest-150600664<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cities-where-rent-rising-fastest-150600664.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3OL1mPOgP4OcCYwrhrDY1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9c5081da9cd2cb016a0f6a706700c6df.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A visitor takes in a view of the downtown district from Twin Peaks on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="A visitor takes in a view of the downtown district from Twin Peaks on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>Rents in big, glittering metropolises like New York and San Francisco are notoriously pricey and getting pricier, but it&#039;s quickly getting more expensive to rent in smaller cities across the country, too. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Newark plots sweet Valentine deals with $1,000 land sales<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/newark-plots-sweet-valentine-deals-014300014.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4q6lEkzZB2W3FAUVHJQdsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2015-02-10/6fc45eb0-b139-11e4-9056-9ba97b43466e_BN-GW586_NYLOTS_J_20150209172531.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Two vacant lots at Ridgewood Avenue and West Bigelow Street in Newark that the city is putting up for sale on Valentine’s Day." align="left" title="Two vacant lots at Ridgewood Avenue and West Bigelow Street in Newark that the city is putting up for sale on Valentine’s Day." border="0" /></a>Newark City Hall is offering to sell 100 vacant parcels of city-owned land on Saturday in a Valentine’s Day special that is open only to people in a relationship.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/newark-plots-sweet-valentine-deals-014300014.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 10 Feb 2015 10:30:13 -0500The Wall Street Journalnews/newark-plots-sweet-valentine-deals-014300014<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/newark-plots-sweet-valentine-deals-014300014.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4q6lEkzZB2W3FAUVHJQdsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2015-02-10/6fc45eb0-b139-11e4-9056-9ba97b43466e_BN-GW586_NYLOTS_J_20150209172531.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Two vacant lots at Ridgewood Avenue and West Bigelow Street in Newark that the city is putting up for sale on Valentine’s Day." align="left" title="Two vacant lots at Ridgewood Avenue and West Bigelow Street in Newark that the city is putting up for sale on Valentine’s Day." border="0" /></a>Newark City Hall is offering to sell 100 vacant parcels of city-owned land on Saturday in a Valentine’s Day special that is open only to people in a relationship.</p><br clear="all"/>Renters are majority in big U.S. cities<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/renters-majority-big-u-cities-214600016.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FRj1H2Arj47kPf201OQk_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2015-02-09/87120860-b06c-11e4-8f81-a181e3ead517_BN-GW001_RENTER_J_20150208133501.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Transplant Mark Tobia is renting an apartment in Houston, where renters made up 54% of the population in 2013, up from 41% in 1970." align="left" title="Transplant Mark Tobia is renting an apartment in Houston, where renters made up 54% of the population in 2013, up from 41% in 1970." border="0" /></a>Cities have always had a larger number of renters when compared with suburban areas, in part because the cost of owning a home within a city’s limits is out of reach for many residents, especially in high-cost places such as New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. “As the number of renters grow, if the supply of rental housing does not keep up—as it has not in most of these cities—then vacancy rates will fall, rents will rise, and more renters will struggle with the costs of housing,” said Ingrid Gould Ellen, the Furman Center’s faculty director. In some cases, the rise in the number of renters reflects a reversion to levels before the housing boom, when easy credit and no-down-payment mortgages allowed many renters to become homeowners. In Chicago, renters made up 53% of the population in 1990, then dropped to 46% at the height of the housing boom in 2006 and returned to 52% in 2013.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/renters-majority-big-u-cities-214600016.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 09 Feb 2015 10:00:32 -0500The Wall Street Journalnews/renters-majority-big-u-cities-214600016<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/renters-majority-big-u-cities-214600016.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FRj1H2Arj47kPf201OQk_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2015-02-09/87120860-b06c-11e4-8f81-a181e3ead517_BN-GW001_RENTER_J_20150208133501.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Transplant Mark Tobia is renting an apartment in Houston, where renters made up 54% of the population in 2013, up from 41% in 1970." align="left" title="Transplant Mark Tobia is renting an apartment in Houston, where renters made up 54% of the population in 2013, up from 41% in 1970." border="0" /></a>Cities have always had a larger number of renters when compared with suburban areas, in part because the cost of owning a home within a city’s limits is out of reach for many residents, especially in high-cost places such as New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. “As the number of renters grow, if the supply of rental housing does not keep up—as it has not in most of these cities—then vacancy rates will fall, rents will rise, and more renters will struggle with the costs of housing,” said Ingrid Gould Ellen, the Furman Center’s faculty director. In some cases, the rise in the number of renters reflects a reversion to levels before the housing boom, when easy credit and no-down-payment mortgages allowed many renters to become homeowners. In Chicago, renters made up 53% of the population in 1990, then dropped to 46% at the height of the housing boom in 2006 and returned to 52% in 2013.</p><br clear="all"/>Buying a home? Try it outPotential home buyers are doing a kind of residential test drive of properties by meeting neighbors and sometimes even spending the night.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/buying-home-try-024800317.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 06 Feb 2015 09:57:44 -0500The Wall Street Journalnews/buying-home-try-024800317Creative ways Americans can buy a home<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/creative-ways-americans-buy-home-144337963.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T7_o4Lxz8BL4sbgSKQQZIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-07-02/d5fdc610-0213-11e4-b6ce-6f73ef9c991e_79073966.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="open house" align="left" title="open house" border="0" /></a>In fact, a 2013 survey commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation found that more than 7 in 10 renters hope to own some day. &quot;People in those areas who are able to telecommute or work remotely are saying, &#039;It&#039;s time to buy a home in the Fresno market,&#039;&quot; she says.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/creative-ways-americans-buy-home-144337963.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 03 Feb 2015 09:43:37 -0500U.S.News & World Reportnews/creative-ways-americans-buy-home-144337963<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/creative-ways-americans-buy-home-144337963.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T7_o4Lxz8BL4sbgSKQQZIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-07-02/d5fdc610-0213-11e4-b6ce-6f73ef9c991e_79073966.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="open house" align="left" title="open house" border="0" /></a>In fact, a 2013 survey commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation found that more than 7 in 10 renters hope to own some day. &quot;People in those areas who are able to telecommute or work remotely are saying, &#039;It&#039;s time to buy a home in the Fresno market,&#039;&quot; she says.</p><br clear="all"/>The financial mistake that can cost homeowners a bundle<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-mistake-cost-homeowners-bundle-230500484.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DeH4Eji65pwXTcjx8jMmsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-03-27/18babd80-b5e0-11e3-af8d-cfa1114823ee_164929348.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="house" align="left" title="house" border="0" /></a>Interest rates have bounced around historical lows for years, yet a surprising number of homeowners who could benefit from a refinancing still haven’t taken advantage of the potential cost savings, Ed Conarchy, a mortgage adviser for Cherry Creek Mortgage in Gurnee, Illinois, said in a new Bankrate report issued Monday. The Mortgage Bankers Association forecasted that rates might increase to a little to over 5 percent by the end of the year. While refinancing doesn’t always make sense for everyone, homeowners can find out pretty easily whether it’s the right decision for their situation by doing some quick math.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-mistake-cost-homeowners-bundle-230500484.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 02 Feb 2015 18:00:00 -0500The Fiscal Timesnews/financial-mistake-cost-homeowners-bundle-230500484<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-mistake-cost-homeowners-bundle-230500484.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DeH4Eji65pwXTcjx8jMmsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-03-27/18babd80-b5e0-11e3-af8d-cfa1114823ee_164929348.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="house" align="left" title="house" border="0" /></a>Interest rates have bounced around historical lows for years, yet a surprising number of homeowners who could benefit from a refinancing still haven’t taken advantage of the potential cost savings, Ed Conarchy, a mortgage adviser for Cherry Creek Mortgage in Gurnee, Illinois, said in a new Bankrate report issued Monday. The Mortgage Bankers Association forecasted that rates might increase to a little to over 5 percent by the end of the year. While refinancing doesn’t always make sense for everyone, homeowners can find out pretty easily whether it’s the right decision for their situation by doing some quick math.</p><br clear="all"/>Better U.S. housing market makes it easier to trade up<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/money-better-u-housing-market-130000545.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6orE3Dr6rmPtWbaC7Ms5uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-24/5527f020-73f5-11e4-bc98-77aa0c3f2cd7_164644014.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Large estate" align="left" title="Large estate" border="0" /></a>Joe and Debbie Valerio, a couple in their 60s, put their Westport, Connecticut, home of more than 20 years on the market because it was getting too big for them. After renting it out for nearly a year, the Baioccos&#039; starter house in Fairfield, Connecticut is on the market for $739,000. &quot;I think a lot of people have made a lot of money in the stock market the last few years. Everyone has more cash available to them,&quot; says Ken Barber, a real estate agent in Wellesley, Massachusetts.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/money-better-u-housing-market-130000545.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 23 Jan 2015 08:00:00 -0500Reutersnews/money-better-u-housing-market-130000545<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/money-better-u-housing-market-130000545.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6orE3Dr6rmPtWbaC7Ms5uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-24/5527f020-73f5-11e4-bc98-77aa0c3f2cd7_164644014.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Large estate" align="left" title="Large estate" border="0" /></a>Joe and Debbie Valerio, a couple in their 60s, put their Westport, Connecticut, home of more than 20 years on the market because it was getting too big for them. After renting it out for nearly a year, the Baioccos&#039; starter house in Fairfield, Connecticut is on the market for $739,000. &quot;I think a lot of people have made a lot of money in the stock market the last few years. Everyone has more cash available to them,&quot; says Ken Barber, a real estate agent in Wellesley, Massachusetts.</p><br clear="all"/>14 most expensive neighborhoods for renters<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-most-expensive-neighborhoods-renters-115539102.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pz2JZUvjLnuUE0S.Vn8YQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2014-12-16/4b2e75b0-8563-11e4-998d-61c751281e05_RTR4IA61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos of the day - December 16, 2014" align="left" title="Photos of the day - December 16, 2014" border="0" /></a>Apartments.com assembled a list of the most expensive neighborhoods in the country, using rental rates for one-bedroom apartments and such factors as the area’s median income and cost of living.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-most-expensive-neighborhoods-renters-115539102.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 22 Dec 2014 16:51:56 -0500MarketWatchnews/14-most-expensive-neighborhoods-renters-115539102<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-most-expensive-neighborhoods-renters-115539102.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pz2JZUvjLnuUE0S.Vn8YQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2014-12-16/4b2e75b0-8563-11e4-998d-61c751281e05_RTR4IA61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos of the day - December 16, 2014" align="left" title="Photos of the day - December 16, 2014" border="0" /></a>Apartments.com assembled a list of the most expensive neighborhoods in the country, using rental rates for one-bedroom apartments and such factors as the area’s median income and cost of living.</p><br clear="all"/>Is 2015 the year to sell your house?<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/2015-sell-house-130056105.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W0mPOP8xvAe04BldpZQE9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-25/85b480c0-2c81-11e4-a52a-038de01f92e6_mortgage.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mortgage" align="left" title="Mortgage" border="0" /></a>With credit thawing and more first-time buyers set to hit the real estate market in 2015, could this be the year to sell your house?</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/2015-sell-house-130056105.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 22 Dec 2014 16:49:03 -0500Credit.comnews/2015-sell-house-130056105<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/2015-sell-house-130056105.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W0mPOP8xvAe04BldpZQE9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-25/85b480c0-2c81-11e4-a52a-038de01f92e6_mortgage.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mortgage" align="left" title="Mortgage" border="0" /></a>With credit thawing and more first-time buyers set to hit the real estate market in 2015, could this be the year to sell your house?</p><br clear="all"/>4 frustrating renting realities<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-frustrating-renting-realities-110026295.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4NavU7irb_Ff9Jmzdvv8cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-12-17/d606f230-8607-11e4-97cf-c5abfb568039_146884413.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House for rent" align="left" title="House for rent" border="0" /></a>Here are four renting realities that could make you reconsider whether it&#039;s ultimately worth it.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-frustrating-renting-realities-110026295.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullWed, 17 Dec 2014 06:00:26 -0500Credit.comnews/4-frustrating-renting-realities-110026295<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-frustrating-renting-realities-110026295.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4NavU7irb_Ff9Jmzdvv8cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-12-17/d606f230-8607-11e4-97cf-c5abfb568039_146884413.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House for rent" align="left" title="House for rent" border="0" /></a>Here are four renting realities that could make you reconsider whether it&#039;s ultimately worth it.</p><br clear="all"/>Fannie, Freddie to Begin Payments to Affordable Housing Funds<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fannie-freddie-begin-payments-affordable-220900508.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5xwEruBrS7uB4Bd4rfO8aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_REUTERS_OLUSBUS_WRAPPER_H_LIVE_NEW/2014-11-19T185156Z_2_LYNXNPEAAI0XY_RTROPTP_3_USA_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Representative Mel Watt testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing to be the regulator of mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Washington" align="left" title="Representative Mel Watt testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing to be the regulator of mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Washington" border="0" /></a>The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ordered the mortgage companies to begin giving potentially hundreds of millions of dollars a year to a pair of affordable-housing funds, pleasing low-income-housing ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fannie-freddie-begin-payments-affordable-220900508.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullThu, 11 Dec 2014 17:09:00 -0500The Wall Street Journalnews/fannie-freddie-begin-payments-affordable-220900508<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fannie-freddie-begin-payments-affordable-220900508.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5xwEruBrS7uB4Bd4rfO8aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_REUTERS_OLUSBUS_WRAPPER_H_LIVE_NEW/2014-11-19T185156Z_2_LYNXNPEAAI0XY_RTROPTP_3_USA_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Representative Mel Watt testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing to be the regulator of mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Washington" align="left" title="Representative Mel Watt testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing to be the regulator of mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Washington" border="0" /></a>The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ordered the mortgage companies to begin giving potentially hundreds of millions of dollars a year to a pair of affordable-housing funds, pleasing low-income-housing ...</p><br clear="all"/>More Americans to buy homes with 3 percent down<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-americans-buy-homes-3-170118071.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8OBOxLKwLMSf20A2nAKFHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-20/91a06af0-287d-11e4-a7e3-1f8f1bc59baa_121277646.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Buying a home" align="left" title="Buying a home" border="0" /></a>Some Americans will soon be able to buy a home with a down payment as low as 3 percent, compared with the current minimum of 5 percent, the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say. The new lending ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-americans-buy-homes-3-170118071.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 08 Dec 2014 12:17:13 -0500Associated Pressnews/more-americans-buy-homes-3-170118071<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-americans-buy-homes-3-170118071.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8OBOxLKwLMSf20A2nAKFHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-20/91a06af0-287d-11e4-a7e3-1f8f1bc59baa_121277646.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Buying a home" align="left" title="Buying a home" border="0" /></a>Some Americans will soon be able to buy a home with a down payment as low as 3 percent, compared with the current minimum of 5 percent, the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say. The new lending ...</p><br clear="all"/>The key to understanding your mortgage payment<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/key-understanding-mortgage-payment-113020551.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ozp1uw2ag.JBBtnjkZsGRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-13/3d60e330-6b6b-11e4-b463-cdedeb16849b_home.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House" align="left" title="House" border="0" /></a>Amortization is a term you need to understand to figure out how quickly you&#039;re making progress on paying down your mortgage — or if a refi makes sense.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/key-understanding-mortgage-payment-113020551.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 08 Dec 2014 06:30:20 -0500Credit.comnews/key-understanding-mortgage-payment-113020551<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/key-understanding-mortgage-payment-113020551.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ozp1uw2ag.JBBtnjkZsGRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-13/3d60e330-6b6b-11e4-b463-cdedeb16849b_home.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House" align="left" title="House" border="0" /></a>Amortization is a term you need to understand to figure out how quickly you&#039;re making progress on paying down your mortgage — or if a refi makes sense.</p><br clear="all"/>Pro athletes ditch the glitz for their childhood hometownsProfessional athletes are renowned for buying multimillion-dollar mansions in cosmopolitan playgrounds like Miami and Vegas. Less visible are the scores of players who settle down near their childhood homes.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pro-athletes-ditch-glitz-childhood-160400820.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 05 Dec 2014 09:47:30 -0500The Wall Street Journalnews/pro-athletes-ditch-glitz-childhood-160400820How renting may pave a faster road to riches<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-renting-may-pave-a-faster-road-to-riches-192908786.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ozp1uw2ag.JBBtnjkZsGRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-13/3d60e330-6b6b-11e4-b463-cdedeb16849b_home.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House" align="left" title="House" border="0" /></a>A new study by HelloWallet contends that the buy vs. rent equation has been tainted by bad assumptions.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-renting-may-pave-a-faster-road-to-riches-192908786.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullThu, 13 Nov 2014 14:29:07 -0500CBS MoneyWatchnews/how-renting-may-pave-a-faster-road-to-riches-192908786<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-renting-may-pave-a-faster-road-to-riches-192908786.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ozp1uw2ag.JBBtnjkZsGRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-13/3d60e330-6b6b-11e4-b463-cdedeb16849b_home.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House" align="left" title="House" border="0" /></a>A new study by HelloWallet contends that the buy vs. rent equation has been tainted by bad assumptions.</p><br clear="all"/>10 new uses for abandoned malls<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-new-uses-for-abandoned-malls-192153181.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4qayARZqnf.YjZilxgHdiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-13/9797c520-6b71-11e4-b1d3-995e68cb3db2_6800805228_a09b86ae1b_h.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Abandoned Cloverleaf Fountain Plaza" align="left" title="Abandoned Cloverleaf Fountain Plaza" border="0" /></a>Some cities are converting former shopping centers into office space, residences, churches and fitness centers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-new-uses-for-abandoned-malls-192153181.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullThu, 13 Nov 2014 14:21:51 -0500CBS MoneyWatchnews/10-new-uses-for-abandoned-malls-192153181<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-new-uses-for-abandoned-malls-192153181.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4qayARZqnf.YjZilxgHdiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-11-13/9797c520-6b71-11e4-b1d3-995e68cb3db2_6800805228_a09b86ae1b_h.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Abandoned Cloverleaf Fountain Plaza" align="left" title="Abandoned Cloverleaf Fountain Plaza" border="0" /></a>Some cities are converting former shopping centers into office space, residences, churches and fitness centers.</p><br clear="all"/>America’s safest cities<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-safest-cities-152041816.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EmYA4S.xbP5kC.FzHPgFAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/370d02fb54e5230f310f6a706700e3b4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this 2012 photo provided by courtesy of Stroller Hikes, mothers with their babies and toddlers come out for a fast-paced Stroller Hike on the Park Perimeter Loop at Sunnyvale Baylands Park, in Sunnyvale, Calif. All Stroller Hikes are free and open to the public throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. (AP Photo/Courtesy Stroller Hikes, Debbie Frazier)" align="left" title="In this 2012 photo provided by courtesy of Stroller Hikes, mothers with their babies and toddlers come out for a fast-paced Stroller Hike on the Park Perimeter Loop at Sunnyvale Baylands Park, in Sunnyvale, Calif. All Stroller Hikes are free and open to the public throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. (AP Photo/Courtesy Stroller Hikes, Debbie Frazier)" border="0" /></a>The number of violent crimes across the United States is estimated to have dropped by 4.4% in 2013 from the year before, according to data recently released by the FBI. In all, the number of such crimes ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-safest-cities-152041816.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullWed, 12 Nov 2014 10:25:35 -050024/7 Wall St.news/america-safest-cities-152041816<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-safest-cities-152041816.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EmYA4S.xbP5kC.FzHPgFAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/370d02fb54e5230f310f6a706700e3b4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this 2012 photo provided by courtesy of Stroller Hikes, mothers with their babies and toddlers come out for a fast-paced Stroller Hike on the Park Perimeter Loop at Sunnyvale Baylands Park, in Sunnyvale, Calif. All Stroller Hikes are free and open to the public throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. (AP Photo/Courtesy Stroller Hikes, Debbie Frazier)" align="left" title="In this 2012 photo provided by courtesy of Stroller Hikes, mothers with their babies and toddlers come out for a fast-paced Stroller Hike on the Park Perimeter Loop at Sunnyvale Baylands Park, in Sunnyvale, Calif. All Stroller Hikes are free and open to the public throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. (AP Photo/Courtesy Stroller Hikes, Debbie Frazier)" border="0" /></a>The number of violent crimes across the United States is estimated to have dropped by 4.4% in 2013 from the year before, according to data recently released by the FBI. In all, the number of such crimes ...</p><br clear="all"/>This could be your last shot to refinance a mortgage<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/could-last-shot-refinance-mortgage-145000310.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EuSeoeuFhqmFemugjEdrgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/Finance/US_AHTTP_H_FISCAL_TIMES_LIVE/02162010_Mortgage_article_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Borrowing Bad: Risky New Mortgage Rules Could Take Us Back to 2008" align="left" title="Borrowing Bad: Risky New Mortgage Rules Could Take Us Back to 2008" border="0" /></a>After the Fed’s announcement Wednesday that it would end its historic $3 trillion bond-buying program, mortgage rates predictably began to rise. You might consider instead a 15-year loan, which has a lower rate and higher monthly payments but will have you owning your house outright much sooner. “Think about you particular situation not just now, but five, ten, twenty years from now,” said Avani Ramnani, director of financial planning and wealth management at Francis Financial in New York.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/could-last-shot-refinance-mortgage-145000310.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 07 Nov 2014 13:08:19 -0500The Fiscal Timesnews/could-last-shot-refinance-mortgage-145000310<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/could-last-shot-refinance-mortgage-145000310.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EuSeoeuFhqmFemugjEdrgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/Finance/US_AHTTP_H_FISCAL_TIMES_LIVE/02162010_Mortgage_article_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Borrowing Bad: Risky New Mortgage Rules Could Take Us Back to 2008" align="left" title="Borrowing Bad: Risky New Mortgage Rules Could Take Us Back to 2008" border="0" /></a>After the Fed’s announcement Wednesday that it would end its historic $3 trillion bond-buying program, mortgage rates predictably began to rise. You might consider instead a 15-year loan, which has a lower rate and higher monthly payments but will have you owning your house outright much sooner. “Think about you particular situation not just now, but five, ten, twenty years from now,” said Avani Ramnani, director of financial planning and wealth management at Francis Financial in New York.</p><br clear="all"/>Five American cities back from the dead<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/five-american-cities-back-dead-165210078.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ywJrmDd4GFvfiL632GXfKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/gettyimages.com/indianapolis-500-parade-20140524-190453-225.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indianapolis 500 Parade" align="left" title="Indianapolis 500 Parade" border="0" /></a>The Great Recession was hard on most of the country, but few areas were hit harder than the rust belt. Since the end of the recession, however, many of the region’s cities have rallied, adding jobs as ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/five-american-cities-back-dead-165210078.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 04 Nov 2014 11:52:10 -050024/7 Wall St.news/five-american-cities-back-dead-165210078<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/five-american-cities-back-dead-165210078.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ywJrmDd4GFvfiL632GXfKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/gettyimages.com/indianapolis-500-parade-20140524-190453-225.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indianapolis 500 Parade" align="left" title="Indianapolis 500 Parade" border="0" /></a>The Great Recession was hard on most of the country, but few areas were hit harder than the rust belt. Since the end of the recession, however, many of the region’s cities have rallied, adding jobs as ...</p><br clear="all"/>How buying a home can come back to haunt you<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/buying-home-come-back-haunt-093013833.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_8_CtIahIuNYNRNvBsUK2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-10-31/2424d980-6120-11e4-99ab-7bdb42bdac99_hauntedhouse.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Haunted house" align="left" title="Haunted house" border="0" /></a>Homebuying is often a good thing, but some scenarios make buyer&#039;s remorse a lot more likely. If any of these apply to you, think twice before purchasing.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/buying-home-come-back-haunt-093013833.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 31 Oct 2014 13:06:55 -0400Credit.comnews/buying-home-come-back-haunt-093013833<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/buying-home-come-back-haunt-093013833.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_8_CtIahIuNYNRNvBsUK2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-10-31/2424d980-6120-11e4-99ab-7bdb42bdac99_hauntedhouse.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Haunted house" align="left" title="Haunted house" border="0" /></a>Homebuying is often a good thing, but some scenarios make buyer&#039;s remorse a lot more likely. If any of these apply to you, think twice before purchasing.</p><br clear="all"/>Most affordable big cities in the U.S.<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-affordable-big-cities-u-175828566.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pm9zbx3Q8Ocn6_5vfBbefg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8390e80e74add074c0f6a7067002c79.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="File - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, Dan Phillips, a member of the San Antonio Living History Association, patrols the Alamo during a pre-dawn memorial ceremony to remember the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and those who fell on both sides, in San Antonio. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has proposed a state takeover of Alamo Plaza which has been managed since 2011 by Patterson&#039;s office. However, the city council member whose district includes the mission and square, Diego Bernal, says not so fast. He tells the San Antonio Express-News a 21-member committee to be formed in March 6, 2014, to study the square could consider the idea during its 18-month review. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" align="left" title="File - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, Dan Phillips, a member of the San Antonio Living History Association, patrols the Alamo during a pre-dawn memorial ceremony to remember the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and those who fell on both sides, in San Antonio. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has proposed a state takeover of Alamo Plaza which has been managed since 2011 by Patterson&#039;s office. However, the city council member whose district includes the mission and square, Diego Bernal, says not so fast. He tells the San Antonio Express-News a 21-member committee to be formed in March 6, 2014, to study the square could consider the idea during its 18-month review. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" border="0" /></a>Thinkstock Big cities offer more employment opportunities, more things to do and more people to meet than smaller towns. But they also have drawbacks, from congestion and crime to high costs. That&#039;s why ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-affordable-big-cities-u-175828566.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullWed, 22 Oct 2014 15:33:39 -0400Kiplingernews/most-affordable-big-cities-u-175828566<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-affordable-big-cities-u-175828566.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pm9zbx3Q8Ocn6_5vfBbefg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8390e80e74add074c0f6a7067002c79.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="File - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, Dan Phillips, a member of the San Antonio Living History Association, patrols the Alamo during a pre-dawn memorial ceremony to remember the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and those who fell on both sides, in San Antonio. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has proposed a state takeover of Alamo Plaza which has been managed since 2011 by Patterson&#039;s office. However, the city council member whose district includes the mission and square, Diego Bernal, says not so fast. He tells the San Antonio Express-News a 21-member committee to be formed in March 6, 2014, to study the square could consider the idea during its 18-month review. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" align="left" title="File - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, Dan Phillips, a member of the San Antonio Living History Association, patrols the Alamo during a pre-dawn memorial ceremony to remember the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and those who fell on both sides, in San Antonio. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has proposed a state takeover of Alamo Plaza which has been managed since 2011 by Patterson&#039;s office. However, the city council member whose district includes the mission and square, Diego Bernal, says not so fast. He tells the San Antonio Express-News a 21-member committee to be formed in March 6, 2014, to study the square could consider the idea during its 18-month review. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" border="0" /></a>Thinkstock Big cities offer more employment opportunities, more things to do and more people to meet than smaller towns. But they also have drawbacks, from congestion and crime to high costs. That&#039;s why ...</p><br clear="all"/>Here's why renters in America feel trapped<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/here-s-why-renters-in-america-feel-trapped-205700354.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/35YNc9R_d3PrGEY9A06nDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/gettyimages.com/families-lose-homes-weak-economy-20110916-121306-538.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Families Lose Homes As Weak Economy, Housing Crisis Drags On" align="left" title="Families Lose Homes As Weak Economy, Housing Crisis Drags On" border="0" /></a>In a recent report by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, researchers offer a sobering peek into the homes (and finance) of renters. It&#039;s not a pretty picture.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/here-s-why-renters-in-america-feel-trapped-205700354.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 20 Oct 2014 08:08:41 -0400Yahoo Financenews/here-s-why-renters-in-america-feel-trapped-205700354<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/here-s-why-renters-in-america-feel-trapped-205700354.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/35YNc9R_d3PrGEY9A06nDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/gettyimages.com/families-lose-homes-weak-economy-20110916-121306-538.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Families Lose Homes As Weak Economy, Housing Crisis Drags On" align="left" title="Families Lose Homes As Weak Economy, Housing Crisis Drags On" border="0" /></a>In a recent report by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, researchers offer a sobering peek into the homes (and finance) of renters. It&#039;s not a pretty picture.</p><br clear="all"/>America’s richest cities<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-richest-cities-152241126.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZNBgBw9fWeYP6QgIeofkvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-13T132312Z_937587297_GM1E9CD1NCK01_RTRMADP_3_TRAVEL-NAPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bruce Cakebread heads to a vineyard shrouded in fog during the wine harvest season in Rutherford, California in this file photo" align="left" title="Bruce Cakebread heads to a vineyard shrouded in fog during the wine harvest season in Rutherford, California in this file photo" border="0" /></a>Despite an ongoing economic recovery in the U.S., American households are still struggling. While last year the median household income rose to $52,250, Americans are still not as well off as they were ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-richest-cities-152241126.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 14 Oct 2014 13:10:52 -040024/7 Wall St.news/america-richest-cities-152241126<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-richest-cities-152241126.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZNBgBw9fWeYP6QgIeofkvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-13T132312Z_937587297_GM1E9CD1NCK01_RTRMADP_3_TRAVEL-NAPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bruce Cakebread heads to a vineyard shrouded in fog during the wine harvest season in Rutherford, California in this file photo" align="left" title="Bruce Cakebread heads to a vineyard shrouded in fog during the wine harvest season in Rutherford, California in this file photo" border="0" /></a>Despite an ongoing economic recovery in the U.S., American households are still struggling. While last year the median household income rose to $52,250, Americans are still not as well off as they were ...</p><br clear="all"/>Confirmed: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg paying more than $100 million for Kauai property<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/confirmed-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-paying-021900044.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ncda3spUcupenpTLJt3_Iw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-10-14/92e93320-53b5-11e4-8698-673c364da528_hawaii_plantation.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Time To Build" align="left" title="Time To Build" border="0" /></a>Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has purchased two massive, adjacent chunks of land on Kauai’s North Shore in an effort to create a secluded 700-acre sanctuary for his family, sources have confirmed to Forbes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/confirmed-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-paying-021900044.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 14 Oct 2014 11:19:56 -0400Forbesnews/confirmed-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-paying-021900044<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/confirmed-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-paying-021900044.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ncda3spUcupenpTLJt3_Iw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-10-14/92e93320-53b5-11e4-8698-673c364da528_hawaii_plantation.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Time To Build" align="left" title="Time To Build" border="0" /></a>Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has purchased two massive, adjacent chunks of land on Kauai’s North Shore in an effort to create a secluded 700-acre sanctuary for his family, sources have confirmed to Forbes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>New York dominates 2014 list of America's most expensive ZIP codes<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/york-dominates-2014-list-americas-080000694.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UaPfRSPH0NSlJGbS_l2jGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-25T124914Z_551949486_GM1EA4P1LSA01_RTRMADP_3_REALESTATE-CHINA-MANHATTAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="One57, a new luxury skyscraper apartment building designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc which is under construction on New York City&#039;s West 57th street" align="left" title="One57, a new luxury skyscraper apartment building designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc which is under construction on New York City&#039;s West 57th street" border="0" /></a>In Atherton, Calif., 94027, the most expensive home currently on the market is a 12,840-square-foot Mediterranean mansion with a $21.988 million price tag. Not a millionaire? Good luck finding a place ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/york-dominates-2014-list-americas-080000694.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullThu, 09 Oct 2014 17:31:32 -0400Forbesnews/york-dominates-2014-list-americas-080000694<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/york-dominates-2014-list-americas-080000694.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UaPfRSPH0NSlJGbS_l2jGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-25T124914Z_551949486_GM1EA4P1LSA01_RTRMADP_3_REALESTATE-CHINA-MANHATTAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="One57, a new luxury skyscraper apartment building designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc which is under construction on New York City&#039;s West 57th street" align="left" title="One57, a new luxury skyscraper apartment building designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc which is under construction on New York City&#039;s West 57th street" border="0" /></a>In Atherton, Calif., 94027, the most expensive home currently on the market is a 12,840-square-foot Mediterranean mansion with a $21.988 million price tag. Not a millionaire? Good luck finding a place ...</p><br clear="all"/>5 mortgage myths dispelled<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-mortgage-myths-dispelled-132946834.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FBpUIA.wOxmzXyOoZZqnNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-10-09/727c4000-4fc3-11e4-abfb-a98b84064688_house.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mortgage" align="left" title="Mortgage" border="0" /></a>Now, the tide has turned, and prospective homeowners are understandably more leery about making what will likely be the largest purchase of their lives. According to a survey of 2,017 adults released last month by Wells Fargo &amp; Co., the country&#039;s largest mortgage lender, many borrowers who can afford a home may be frightened off, believing that buying a house is something they simply can&#039;t do. Two-thirds of the Wells Fargo survey respondents believed you have to have a very good credit score to buy a house. While there&#039;s no doubt that a high credit score will help you get a better loan, it isn&#039;t a deal-breaker if your score is middling.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-mortgage-myths-dispelled-132946834.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullThu, 09 Oct 2014 09:29:46 -0400U.S.News & World Reportnews/5-mortgage-myths-dispelled-132946834<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-mortgage-myths-dispelled-132946834.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FBpUIA.wOxmzXyOoZZqnNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-10-09/727c4000-4fc3-11e4-abfb-a98b84064688_house.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mortgage" align="left" title="Mortgage" border="0" /></a>Now, the tide has turned, and prospective homeowners are understandably more leery about making what will likely be the largest purchase of their lives. According to a survey of 2,017 adults released last month by Wells Fargo &amp; Co., the country&#039;s largest mortgage lender, many borrowers who can afford a home may be frightened off, believing that buying a house is something they simply can&#039;t do. Two-thirds of the Wells Fargo survey respondents believed you have to have a very good credit score to buy a house. While there&#039;s no doubt that a high credit score will help you get a better loan, it isn&#039;t a deal-breaker if your score is middling.</p><br clear="all"/>Here's the most affluent town in every stateWe found the place with the highest median household income in each state.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-affluent-town-in-every-state-163428020.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 12 Sep 2014 12:34:26 -0400Business Insidernews/most-affluent-town-in-every-state-163428020How these amateur home flippers found their niche in real estate<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-these-amateur-home-flippers-found-their-niche-in-real-estate-155020348.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Co4VPyjaMhg9PI2LOjCccQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-09-04/43cf7090-344a-11e4-ae9d-2b505b345092_8962712802_328f611133_b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="home flippers" align="left" title="home flippers" border="0" /></a>Home flipping in the U.S. is becoming less lucrative, RealtyTrac says. We tracked down some home flippers who are still sticking it out on the lower end of the market</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-these-amateur-home-flippers-found-their-niche-in-real-estate-155020348.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 05 Sep 2014 11:20:11 -0400Yahoo Financenews/how-these-amateur-home-flippers-found-their-niche-in-real-estate-155020348<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-these-amateur-home-flippers-found-their-niche-in-real-estate-155020348.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Co4VPyjaMhg9PI2LOjCccQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-09-04/43cf7090-344a-11e4-ae9d-2b505b345092_8962712802_328f611133_b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="home flippers" align="left" title="home flippers" border="0" /></a>Home flipping in the U.S. is becoming less lucrative, RealtyTrac says. We tracked down some home flippers who are still sticking it out on the lower end of the market</p><br clear="all"/>Cheapest cities you will want to live in<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cheapest-cities-want-live-155717697.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s3tTvnb853kcIh3E6KxXqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-09-03/2e3c2560-3388-11e4-8e92-3371f128dc59_4048943898_22eaa0bfb8_o.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="St. George, Utah (2)" align="left" title="St. George, Utah (2)" border="0" /></a>These cities have below-average living costs, high household incomes relative to the cost of living, and an unemployment rate that&#039;s below the national average.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cheapest-cities-want-live-155717697.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullWed, 03 Sep 2014 12:25:36 -0400Kiplingernews/cheapest-cities-want-live-155717697<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cheapest-cities-want-live-155717697.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s3tTvnb853kcIh3E6KxXqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-09-03/2e3c2560-3388-11e4-8e92-3371f128dc59_4048943898_22eaa0bfb8_o.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="St. George, Utah (2)" align="left" title="St. George, Utah (2)" border="0" /></a>These cities have below-average living costs, high household incomes relative to the cost of living, and an unemployment rate that&#039;s below the national average.</p><br clear="all"/>Moving 15 blocks cost me $2,560<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/moving-15-blocks-cost-2-113056013.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YmgYxAWPs4BEDKgX9jYeeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-26/b4b1ab90-2d4a-11e4-98ed-534958d67a15_moving.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Moving" align="left" title="Moving" border="0" /></a>Getting a new place to live in New York City isn&#039;t easy or cheap.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/moving-15-blocks-cost-2-113056013.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 26 Aug 2014 07:30:56 -0400Credit.comnews/moving-15-blocks-cost-2-113056013<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/moving-15-blocks-cost-2-113056013.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YmgYxAWPs4BEDKgX9jYeeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-26/b4b1ab90-2d4a-11e4-98ed-534958d67a15_moving.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Moving" align="left" title="Moving" border="0" /></a>Getting a new place to live in New York City isn&#039;t easy or cheap.</p><br clear="all"/>The most expensive mortgage mistakes you can make<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-expensive-mortgage-mistakes-100020468.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W0mPOP8xvAe04BldpZQE9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-25/85b480c0-2c81-11e4-a52a-038de01f92e6_mortgage.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mortgage" align="left" title="Mortgage" border="0" /></a>We all make financial missteps, but mistakes made when buying a home can really be magnified. Here are four mortgage mistakes you can&#039;t afford to make.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-expensive-mortgage-mistakes-100020468.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 25 Aug 2014 06:00:20 -0400Credit.comnews/most-expensive-mortgage-mistakes-100020468<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-expensive-mortgage-mistakes-100020468.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W0mPOP8xvAe04BldpZQE9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-25/85b480c0-2c81-11e4-a52a-038de01f92e6_mortgage.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mortgage" align="left" title="Mortgage" border="0" /></a>We all make financial missteps, but mistakes made when buying a home can really be magnified. Here are four mortgage mistakes you can&#039;t afford to make.</p><br clear="all"/>How much of a down payment do you really need to buy a house?<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-down-payment-really-buy-111542629.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8OBOxLKwLMSf20A2nAKFHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-20/91a06af0-287d-11e4-a7e3-1f8f1bc59baa_121277646.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Buying a home" align="left" title="Buying a home" border="0" /></a>Want to buy a home but don&#039;t have the 20 percent down payment? Good news! That doesn&#039;t have to be a barrier to becoming a homeowner.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-down-payment-really-buy-111542629.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullWed, 20 Aug 2014 11:19:21 -0400Credit.comnews/much-down-payment-really-buy-111542629<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-down-payment-really-buy-111542629.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8OBOxLKwLMSf20A2nAKFHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-08-20/91a06af0-287d-11e4-a7e3-1f8f1bc59baa_121277646.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Buying a home" align="left" title="Buying a home" border="0" /></a>Want to buy a home but don&#039;t have the 20 percent down payment? Good news! That doesn&#039;t have to be a barrier to becoming a homeowner.</p><br clear="all"/>U.S. home prices down in May, but consumer confidence strong<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-home-prices-down-may-151932564.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pjzYJZ3uxoGTLzAvSh8IjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_REUTERS_OLUSBUS_WRAPPER_H_LIVE_NEW/2014-07-29T211046Z_2_LYNXMPEA6S0K1_RTROPTP_3_USA_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A vacant home is shown in North Las Vegas" align="left" title="A vacant home is shown in North Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>U.S. single-family home prices fell unexpectedly in May, declining for the first time in more than two years in the latest signal of the wobbly state of the housing market. Still, U.S. consumers remained confident in the broader economic picture, with a key measure of consumer attitudes at its highest since October 2007 and views of the job market the brightest in six years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-home-prices-down-may-151932564.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 29 Jul 2014 17:10:46 -0400Reutersnews/u-home-prices-down-may-151932564<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-home-prices-down-may-151932564.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pjzYJZ3uxoGTLzAvSh8IjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_REUTERS_OLUSBUS_WRAPPER_H_LIVE_NEW/2014-07-29T211046Z_2_LYNXMPEA6S0K1_RTROPTP_3_USA_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A vacant home is shown in North Las Vegas" align="left" title="A vacant home is shown in North Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>U.S. single-family home prices fell unexpectedly in May, declining for the first time in more than two years in the latest signal of the wobbly state of the housing market. Still, U.S. consumers remained confident in the broader economic picture, with a key measure of consumer attitudes at its highest since October 2007 and views of the job market the brightest in six years.</p><br clear="all"/>5 tips to win a bidding war for your new home<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-tips-win-bidding-war-113000630.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T7_o4Lxz8BL4sbgSKQQZIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-07-02/d5fdc610-0213-11e4-b6ce-6f73ef9c991e_79073966.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="open house" align="left" title="open house" border="0" /></a>If the area where you&#039;re hoping to buy a home has low inventory and rising prices, you might encounter a bidding war. Here&#039;s what you can do to gain an edge.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-tips-win-bidding-war-113000630.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 30 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0400Credit.comnews/5-tips-win-bidding-war-113000630<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-tips-win-bidding-war-113000630.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T7_o4Lxz8BL4sbgSKQQZIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-07-02/d5fdc610-0213-11e4-b6ce-6f73ef9c991e_79073966.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="open house" align="left" title="open house" border="0" /></a>If the area where you&#039;re hoping to buy a home has low inventory and rising prices, you might encounter a bidding war. Here&#039;s what you can do to gain an edge.</p><br clear="all"/>5 Credit Moves That Could Wreck Your MortgageWhile credit standards have somewhat loosened up in home lending, there are still some credit mistakes that could throw a wrench in your mortgage process.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-credit-moves-could-wreck-110000127.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullTue, 17 Jun 2014 07:00:00 -0400Credit.comnews/5-credit-moves-could-wreck-110000127The 14 best places to flip a house<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-best-places-flip-house-130000222.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yOUF6i8k7uoKBoBqC8iopw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-06-16/ce1fcd20-f57b-11e3-8306-813d3c00d0da_491704635.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House renovation" align="left" title="House renovation" border="0" /></a>House flipping lost some of its allure during the housing crisis, but in some markets, it&#039;s once again very profitable. Here are the hottest markets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-best-places-flip-house-130000222.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 16 Jun 2014 13:27:37 -0400Credit.comnews/14-best-places-flip-house-130000222<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-best-places-flip-house-130000222.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yOUF6i8k7uoKBoBqC8iopw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-06-16/ce1fcd20-f57b-11e3-8306-813d3c00d0da_491704635.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House renovation" align="left" title="House renovation" border="0" /></a>House flipping lost some of its allure during the housing crisis, but in some markets, it&#039;s once again very profitable. 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While you may have a neighbor or cousin who works in real estate, it&#039;s a good idea to vet potential agents to ensure the best fit for your needs, since it&#039;s hardly a one-size-fits-all proposition. &quot;For me, the first thing I want to know is how long have they been in the marketplace,&quot; says Rick Harris, regional vice president for the National Association of Realtors and owner of a Coldwell Bankers office in Ashland, Oregon. Also consider the difference between a part-time real estate agent who sells a few properties for friends and relatives and someone who treats it as a full-time business venture.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-questions-ask-choosing-real-130037276.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 30 May 2014 13:49:41 -0400U.S.News & World Reportnews/5-questions-ask-choosing-real-130037276<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-questions-ask-choosing-real-130037276.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rRBHXJ6r544hratMHEiAsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-05-28/52fc3380-e67c-11e3-85b8-01c2818e1650_470719831.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Real estate agent" align="left" title="Real estate agent" border="0" /></a>Whether you&#039;re planning to buy or sell property this summer, you may want to work with a real estate agent to guide you through the process. 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Also consider the difference between a part-time real estate agent who sells a few properties for friends and relatives and someone who treats it as a full-time business venture.</p><br clear="all"/>4 things homebuyers should never say<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-things-homebuyers-never-113047714.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y5EX6JkYdQO05p5K3J2R6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-05-19/3d3c6a20-df64-11e3-9083-796e8852c34c_83115160.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="house hunting" align="left" title="house hunting" border="0" /></a>You don’t need to be a world-class negotiator to nab a great deal on your dream home, but here are four homebuyer mindsets that could undermine the deal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-things-homebuyers-never-113047714.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullMon, 19 May 2014 07:30:47 -0400Credit.comnews/4-things-homebuyers-never-113047714<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-things-homebuyers-never-113047714.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y5EX6JkYdQO05p5K3J2R6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-05-19/3d3c6a20-df64-11e3-9083-796e8852c34c_83115160.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="house hunting" align="left" title="house hunting" border="0" /></a>You don’t need to be a world-class negotiator to nab a great deal on your dream home, but here are four homebuyer mindsets that could undermine the deal.</p><br clear="all"/>Will abandoning mortgage reforms bring on a new housing crisis?<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/abandoning-mortgage-reforms-bring-housing-123052660.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DeH4Eji65pwXTcjx8jMmsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-03-27/18babd80-b5e0-11e3-af8d-cfa1114823ee_164929348.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="house" align="left" title="house" border="0" /></a>Mel Watt, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has plans to boost the housing market. But will his plans do more harm than good?</p><br clear="all"/>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/abandoning-mortgage-reforms-bring-housing-123052660.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefullFri, 16 May 2014 08:30:52 -0400Credit.comnews/abandoning-mortgage-reforms-bring-housing-123052660<p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/abandoning-mortgage-reforms-bring-housing-123052660.html?.tsrc=sun?_devicefull"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DeH4Eji65pwXTcjx8jMmsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/finance/2014-03-27/18babd80-b5e0-11e3-af8d-cfa1114823ee_164929348.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="house" align="left" title="house" border="0" /></a>Mel Watt, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has plans to boost the housing market. But will his plans do more harm than good?</p><br clear="all"/>